SMA: Mind, Body and Soul: Successful Aging

The Mind, Body and Soul: Successful Aging Shared Medical Appointment (SMA) is a series of three visits. These sessions bring you together with others age 65 or older who have similar questions about the aging journey. Our personalized evaluations and interventions help you develop preventive and proactive approaches to aging successfully.

The three SMA Successful Aging appointments will cover:

• Mind — The aging brain and your memory.
• Body — Gauging your risks for falls and helping you to avoid them.
• Soul — Aging gracefully and facing the challenge of getting older.

The Successful Aging SMA has joined with Partners in Medical Decision Making (PMDM) to offer free informational DVDs and booklets to patients who attend any of the Mind, Body and Soul: Successful Aging appointments. The PMDM Program’s goal is to empower you to make personalized decisions with your healthcare team. The materials are designed to help you learn about your healthcare options and to assist you in making decisions that are right for you.

Location: Palo Alto Medical Foundation, Bay Area

For further details or to schedule, please contact our Shared Medical Appointment care team at (650) 853-5650.

Advance Care Planning

This creative Shared Medical Appointment (SMA) brings people together in small groups to understand, walk through and properly complete their advance care plan. Within two scheduled visits, the goal is to empower you and others to have meaningful conversations about values and priorities regarding future healthcare wishes.

PAMF nurse practitioner Delphina Preston and colleagues carefully and mindfully developed this SMA to be a universally safe and supportive environment. People who have completed this SMA report positive impressions and results. We encourage anyone interested to schedule with our professional care team.

Locations: Palo Alto Medical Foundation, South Bay, Santa Cruz

For further details or to schedule, please contact our Shared Medical Appointment care team at (855) 729-7174.